Ohio State Smashes Rutgers in Most Encouraging Performance Yet

That was what we've all been waiting for.

After a slow start to the season which included two slogging wins and a heartbreaking loss, the Buckeyes obliterated Akron last week behind their most complete performance of the season. But the Zips are quite literally one of the worst teams in college football, so in order to conjure any real optimism, Ohio State was going to have to look like that against a team with a pulse.

Mission accomplished.

The Buckeyes traveled to face what is probably the most talented Rutgers team they've ever faced (which admittedly doesn't say all that much) and made them look like one of the worst. The offense looked unstoppable, the defense looked unbreakable, and the…